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daily vs Betterfox
daily has 20,070 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Betterfox has 10,862 stars, 258 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. daily leads on adoption by 85% (20,070 vs 10,862 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; Betterfox is written in JavaScript under MIT. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, Betterfox 2%. daily was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| daily | Betterfox | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 11K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 258 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick daily if
- You weight community size — 20K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Betterfox if
- You want the Betterfox feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Betterfox fits your workflow better
About daily
daily.dev is a free, open source personalized news feed and community for software developers. It lives in the JavaScript ecosystem and is licensed under AGPL 3.0. The project aggregates articles, tutorials, release notes, and news from more than 2,000 trusted sources across the web, then personalizes the resulting feed according to the tags a reader follows — such as webdev, ai, or devops — and according to what that reader has already engaged with. It is delivered as a new tab browser extension for Chrome and Edge, as a web app, and as mobile apps for iOS and Android, with a PWA among its listed topics. The rep…
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About Betterfox
Betterfox is an MIT licensed user.js preference file that makes Mozilla Firefox more private, secure, and fast without adding third party code, and it targets everyday Firefox users who want hardened defaults without site breakage.
read the full Betterfox overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or Betterfox more popular?
daily has 20,070 GitHub stars and Betterfox has 10,862. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and Betterfox free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Betterfox under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and Betterfox?
daily is written in JavaScript and Betterfox in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, daily or Betterfox?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,070 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Betterfox if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.